Virginia updates law to hold unclaimed crypto in-kind for at least one year
Virginia signed a law bringing digital assets into unclaimed property rules, requiring in-kind transfer and limiting how quickly the state can sell them.
eToro to acquire Zengo in self-custody push as CEO predicts $250K Bitcoin
eToro is set to acquire self-custodial wallet provider Zengo, and the trading platform’s CEO predicted a Bitcoin rally above $250,000 after another quarter of crypto market downside.
Bitcoin ETFs post $412M in inflows as Goldman Sachs files for BTC ETF
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $411.5 million in inflows Tuesday as Goldman Sachs filed for a Bitcoin-linked ETF, lifting 2026 net flows back into positive territory.
Ripple teams with Kyobo on South Korea tokenized bond settlement
Ripple and Kyobo Life are piloting tokenized government bond settlement as South Korea builds rules for token securities and digital asset payments.
SocGen brings MiCA-compliant USDCV dollar stablecoin to MetaMask
Societe Generale-FORGE said MetaMask will add its MiCA-compliant USDCV stablecoin, extending distribution for one of Europe’s bank-backed digital dollars.
X rolls out smart cashtags in US, Canada in step toward ‘everything app’
Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3 equivalent of the Chinese WeChat Pay citing its recent moves to scrub crypto bots.
North Korean hackers used AI-enabled social engineering in Zerion attack
It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol.
Crypto users targeted in ‘elaborate’ scam using popular notes app
Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling software.
Apple removes fake Ledger app that stole $9.5M from crypto investors
Apple told Cointelegraph that the fake Ledger Live app was removed and that the developer was terminated from its app store.
Switzerland’s Crypto Valley funding rose 37% in 2025 as TON led deals
Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals.